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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-03
BREEDING TROTTERS.
Kentucky Farmers Going into the Busines
en- y Large Scale.

Keptucky Farmers Going Into the Business
en- Large Scale.
LEXINGTON, June 27.-Never in tho history
OF Kentucky has there been such O boom in the
trotting horse interest In this State as at pres
ont The tobacco FOYER has died out and
farmers are putting their laud into blue grass.
Boys who formerly had no ambition higher
than sulky plough or q twine binder can now
be seen on tho familiar break holding the
ribbons over some young trotter which will
likely make its mark. The best trottine sires
that can be found anywhere are brought to
this section and bred to fine Kentucky mares.
Eastern men are coming here when they want
fine young trotters, and they are willing to pay
good prices for them, too. Yearlings with gilt
edged breeding sell all the way from $500 TO
$4,000. and progressive farmers are beginning
Ss H,. raise ss is crop Of highly bred tro,tsFs.
covering period of several years.
!, Among the many from other States who
France New YORK ishand ssoci farm branch Of The
Zen k%s onS dss 9Sh
i: 7; keIIy, tincnp.ti Edse Iiii s.oos farm: 9. b
Sherman stock farm.
tho trotter and have settled In the Blue Grass
region Of Kentucky for that purpose They
are making money as we'll as the native Ken
lucky breeders. The real foundation Of the
trottlng horse in this State came from Man,
brlno Chief and Pilot. Jr., whose DAUGHTERS
| age. Then the Hambletonian horses which
were brought here. bred to these Mares im
proved the breed greatly. Thus Kentucky is
taking front rank as o homo for trotters as well
as thoroughbreds. There is now a growing de-
sire among breeders to get Wilkes blood in the
sire or dam. On account Of this the prices Of
colts. with Wilkes blood In them are almost
It is on account of all these facts that 50
much interest Is taken BY this people IN the
trotdpg eyepts which will be held here in the
fall. Mr.. Ed A. Upton the Secretary Of the
Kentucky TrottinR Horse Breeders Associa-
ton. says the prospects, for grand meeting
here In October are more fattering than ever
before. In tho ntne stakes there are 415 en-
thirteen nopina ATOMS and the wealth
sbie. ana nv free ;tor-alls ever had 50 many
elements which will assist to make q, great
contest whom such horses as Eagle Bird, 2:21:
Ambassador, 2:21Hi Princoton. TASK: Green;
lander, 2:24k; and Principe. 2:24k. will meet
on the track. 1t will be a contest for blood
and tho best horses will In all proba bility win.
Looking at tho trottine horse industry from
any standpoint one can easily SEQ that 1t Is
rapidly growing, and will soon rival II not sur
pnss the great thoroughbred industry.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-03
ACTIVE AGAINST FREE 1RADk
The Work OF the American Protective
Learue-Peoplo who In It.

The Work OF the American Protective
LeaEue-Peoplo who arc In It.
The American Protective League, started
two years ago to combat the Golden Club and
the Free Trade League. Is now fully organized
and the subscribers to its 500 annual guar
antee fund are coming in at the rate Of fifty q
week. The League has now An organization
in every State and Territory. Its central office
Is at % West Twenty-third street. where are
the offices OF President Edward II. Ammidown.
First Vice. president Thomas h. Dudley. Con
eral Secretary Robert p. Porter. Assistant
| General Secretary A. NJ. Garland. Treasurer
| Griswold, and Mahlon Chance. State Secretary.
Each State has its own Vlce-President and
Secretary, Ellis H. Roberts being Vice-Presi-
The association started In o call Of some
eastern Pennsylvania manufacturers for u
meeting. to be held to resist the encroach-
the Aston House. and a committee was ap-
pointed to 60 on with the work OF organizing.
rated and going with u full Board OF twenty
managers. both Democrats and Republicans
among them. In the present Board 81 man.
B Bhst Thomas Delsn and T. (. Thurbep. They
tens Of thousands. Hundreds Of Representa-
mem nom Each ono subscribes to a constitu-
Protective League shall DO TO protect Ameri-
equately secure American Industrial products
against the competition OF foreign labor"
she
that have been springing up, It furnishes leo;
to
David A. Wells. Prof; Denslow has done some
Of tie fHr ard IN ss9ss
Mapnfacturer Sargent who wants lower rates
vi nlS hua ts lob i.o ,,h,,h ma ho,ro Nv
tended. a line Of speeches to worEinamen has
been arranged. Mr.. Chance and others viii
ssrc to IN Ne orE out
WAGES By s1cipdins Tho paupsr ia6ofE Of En- n,
VIII be e9tsnded to sVery Xsssmbiy district in
the State Next year they will be 70, made q Tin In
country. The League will DIRECT its efforts to
the defeat Of free. traders and the election OF
Win sss e Vs
done to q M G'n %er aass a last s 90
are n published By ths IsasSs slsuiason
among the people. They contain instruction
CAMERON sa Edward '2 Thomss psd
len SaH d KoSeIs PeTs
ton: Alexander Hami!ton Henry q ,f Garry Ar
erts. W Ihh'h Il. Maiiocp. and Frederick List
are among the writer's who furnish protection
literature.
or course, the work requires money. and an
from a thousand men agreeing to contribute
500 a year each. The list OF contributors is
up In the hundreds and filing up fast. Demo-
q. Blaine. Senator May, Senator Sherman, Levi
P. Morton. b. F. Jones. Senator Aldrich. james
Dobson, John II. Inman. A. q. Hopkins, Sen:
ator Hiscock, John Sloane and ". J. Arkell
are fow Of the names on the list OF wealthy
protectionists who arc contributorS VI tho
printed names almost every one is well known,
and tho biggest firms and corporations In the
country are represented.
success considering It's short life 1t will pitch
into the next Presidential campaign In earnest.
It's organization will be perfected everywhere
by that time. and 1t will see II many protection
ist Congressman cannot be returned from the
South
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-03
MISS KITTY NOT YET WE'D.
Mr.. Crowley Eating his Last Bachelor Din
ners Under Many Eyes.

Mr.. Crowley Eating his Last Bachelor Din
ners Under Many Eyes.
A larger crowd than usual was present
Yesterday whom Mr. Crowley sat down to his
o'clock dinner In the Central Park menagerie,
q spoon In one hand and q napkin in the other.
and proceeded to ply these implements OF the
table with effect. II not with grace. When he
had eaten well he was carried of to bed in tho
arms of his valet-though straight milk had
been his only drink-with whole policeman
for bodyguard to keep of the too curious.
The marriage between Mr.. Crowley and the
newly arrived Miss Kitty Is n marriage de con-
penanee, arranged from diplomatic considera-
lions only by the powers that DO OF Central
Park. Mr. Crowley does not know the bliss in
store for him; he has not yet looked upon the
face OF his betrothed. This fact accounts for
the ponchalance with which no faces the stares
OF the attendants at his levees. and the alb
sence Of that embarrassment TO be expected of
u prospective bridegroom.
II will be several weeks. perhaps. before Miss
Kitty removes TO her future apartments adj
joining those Of her spouse. Mr. Crowley's
man-servant, W no will be the major domo OF
the new establishment has proper sonse OF
the responsibility which devolyes upon him,
make eachl others acquaintance gradually.
Miss Kitty, who is In excellent health, spends
the warm afternoons composing herself into
easy. posturos In her rather uneasy hammock.
She is somewhat coy whom Mr.. Crowley's at
tendant attempts to caress her. but 1t Is I'M
cd to act so. and Miss Kitty will doubtless per-
form with suitable maiden resignation her
part of the ceremony that is to make her Mrs.
NASWAoSs 81. - boot.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-03

from the pitcher. The ball IA released from
this position by allowing Il to roll under the
first fnRer. and assisting the. progress BY Q
twist OF tho thumb. The ball should roll of
the side OF the finger, and not of the tip.
Those are by no means the only curvcs used
BY the pitchers nowadays. There are the out
rise, In rise, out.drop, and in;drop, all in the
different "shoots" used; they are In the ma
ture OF quick curve.
never curved the ball. yet no discovered the
in.shoot. II is now no unusual thing to find
pitcher with all these points and many, moro
81 pace was most beautifully illustrated By Al
Spalding IN the old Boston champions. Tim
cessfui in that line, while Carkson Of tho Chi
ae9 ae sn hangs % t9
and ineshoot as far bach back as ' IIs7ls One
OF the greatest pitchers that ever twirleda ball
was Charley Sweeney. who was with tho Provi-
dence Club In 1884. He was the first and per-
hans the only man. who could curve IN out
ball to left-hand batsmnn. Several Of the
pitchers can get shoot. but his was clean
Even with all these curves pitchers are not
satisfied. nor will they BIO until they can pitch
q ball that will stop in the air Just before
reaching the homo plate, and walt until the
batsman has made strike. and then pass on
In curvina the ball in the wind E. j. Prindle
says:
,Throwing an outcgrve from north to south curves
the ball to the east Now. the wind 10 blowing from
strong entirely prevent In pitching from north %
curve, and north wind will retard any curve.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-03
HOW THE BALL Is CURVED.
THE WAR THE PITCHER BoTHERS THE
BATSAfAN NOWhDAYa
A Great Art that has Grown t. its Present
Advanced Condition Grsdusiiy-whnt the
Perfect End Of Pitching Munt He.


A Great Art that has Grown ts IT'S Present
Advanced Condition Gradusiiy-whnt the
Perfect End OF Pitching Must he.
There is not bnse ball player on the field
to-day who will not tell you that pitcher will
curve ball around tho plate In such way
that batter cannot hit 1t. Prof. Proctor not
long ago showed quito plainly that the ball
could be curved, and the reason for It, but q
moro convincing tcst, and ono which was not
on paper. was made a fow years ago after an
Ohio mathematician had asserted in print
that ball could not DO curved out OF q
straight course without first touching some
object between the point Of start and the point
Of finish. Tho base ball players were
not as skilled In figures as this great
mathematician. but they knew 1t could
be done and was done every day. But he had
the best Of the ball players, as the public
backed him up. Finally test was made on a
neighboring ball ground, and the man OF fig
ures was worsted. 1t was the first test ever
made for this purpose, and has gone down on
the record OF scientific works. The test was
made and fulfilled under the following condi-
tons:
Two fences five feet high and seven feet long
wore placed in line with each other and some
distance apart. A third and intermediate fence
was placed at right angles to the other two
fences and about midway between them. as
shown in the following picture:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-03
4 RIHAL'S PERFLDX.
Driven by Jealousy, . Young Man KSbs a.
Mail OF Unweioomo TidiAGs. r'-s
Iss Bertha Smith Is the aclno,

from the Cotum6M Cdptt4S.
Miss Bertha Smith Is the acknowledged
@Irers By the score Miss Bertha. A &o I'VE
offered Thorn little encouragement This
treatment OF a9urse served to rouse thS
discovered that Miss Bertha was receiving lot.
ters from Columbus. 1t entered the head Of
s thu Mom g. SsSa
by thus getting on tho Inside Of the epistolar1
correspondence. be In position or at least on.
aPSf 70 and
asked the Postmaster for Miss Smiths letters.
stating that the young LADY authorised aim g
vised tho Postmaster not TO give her letters to
GHn nyy ~. but herself Or anthori.ed agent
ii Edson p Polling: a. employee Il tSs ssI:
was intended soIeiy Tor the Young lady to whom
It was addressed. and contained matters re-
}Rst I,S to RE p 5oTtheomPPE = Miss
and thus became aware Of tho intended mar
riage Of his, late inamoratts as well a. the
name OF hor intended husband.
Is Miss Bertha. who had been 3lossiY exs
pecting q letter from her lover. finally called -
the Post ONCE to discover the reason. II Any
POSTMASTER ter promptly informed Miss Bertha q
the fact that Croft had called and obtained
cali en s Ms, 81
young lady and a demand made for the letter.
Croft at first persistently denied that he had
to give It UP. Miss Bertha promptly netined
her lover, Mr: Polling; and he filed an afidAyit
against Croft, charging him With tampertRg
orening letters. The warrant was issued for
GrOf's arrest.
Tho young couple whose engagement .apd
a jealous rival. were to have been married yos-
terday In Bremen.
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We got fxed.... A peculiar procession crowded
along tho walk In front 81 them. An old man
was dragging queer cart, which consisted Of
two wheels with an immense barrel suspended
upon the axle. IL was pushed from behind By
an2ther man; The crowd OF men, women, and
man draFged tho barrel to various points upon
the Mall whore stationary water tanks stood,
Arrived at each one he stopped the cart. opened
tanks; and when the barrel was emptied tho
two luRged II away. again TO I'LL II and return
on tho same errand.
Tho crowd laughed and talked, lolled about
'n, " the grass, and had just as good time as
But when the concert was over and the players
camo, down from their Chinese Coney Island
pagoda, oil got up, stretched themselves. and
yawned, and In twenty minutes the Mall and
the area about the band stand wore deserted,
except for the squad Of policemen and a few
Qnrdan - "
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-03
THE FIRST TEST EVER MADE.

Tho pitcher and catcher stood at their re-
spective fences. The sole object Of the fences
was to prevent the pitcher from giving his arm
an outward swing, and to compel the catcher
to receive the ball only after 1t had finished its
curve On the first two efforts the ball struck
the intervening fence. but by this time the
time after that the ball made a clean curve.
:, Even after this many refused TO- believe that
many people who will say that It cannot be
done. It can be done. The only question Is
how. OF course those who mako their living
ticle which tells them what they already know.
put but there are thousands , who aspire to become
Dali PLAYERS who VIII find this OF interest.
tographed by A. J. Reach Co.. are shown in
the following cut.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-03
rHRow1No THE oUr-CURyH,

To throw the out-curve: The ball should be
right hand with the thumb on the opposite
side and the other two fingers close IN tho
palm Of the hand Use the
the shoulder and waist. When the bali Is re-
leased the palm Of the hand must be turned
exactly upward, the first two fingers pointing
as near straight as possible.
When the ball is thrown 1t can be released
either by drawing the thumb back or by turn
ron around the side Of the foreflnger, and not
of the tip. A neat way Of getting a grip on
seam Of tho ball. By so doing one can cause
tho ball to rotate more rapidly. These Same
movements are performed BY . left-handed
pitcher for an in-curve.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-03
rHRow1NavA LOW 1N-ouRvn.

To throw a low inc the ball Ia hold firmly
with ali the fingers and the thumb on the OPP
posite side. A straight side motion 10 used.
and on a level with the shoulder. In this curve,
when the ball is released, the, palm OF the hand
- turned exactly toward the left. with the
give It the required rapidity Of rotary, motion
The ball is released while the hand is In this
By catching hold Of the seam Of the ball with
the ends OF the first three fingers before throw
ing 1t. This curve is. perhaps, the easiest ono
to acquire Very often o beginner can throw q
good In .curve the first time he tries.
In high in-curve the hand passes above
the head with an overland motion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-03
THE BRITIsHER,s LAST sI6H
An EnrIishman's Idea OF what Cyrus Fieid's
Big Tower Means.

"Who's a buidin' that ere tower ?" que
ried Briton who had landed at Castle Garden
on Monday. as he gazed at the big medieval
tower lifting its tall head far above the tracks
of the elevated railway and the grass and
bushes of Battery Park.
Cyrus Field" replied a fellow countryman,
who had been on this side u few years longer,
""IIm as built tho monument to AndryT
asked the late arrival
Tho same man." WIS the answer 4,
And wot Is this monument to p repeated
Oh" answered the Americanized English
man. with rather uuizzical air. this, YOU
know-this Is about where the British gave
their last sigh before they sailed for 9me 1T
the end Of tho Hamerioan war, and this ere
building 10 in memory OF t."
Hail" exclaimed the Britisher. as he drew
In Rulp OF admirationi wot splendid man
Q htS The Queen bought to ave made I'm q
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-03
TuRoWINo THE UP-CuRvE.

tho up-curye. The up-curve WAS introduced by
Mccormick Of the Pittsburghs some years ago;
This is the most difficult curve to pitch, and
knows that tho ball Is likely to curve down:
ward. and In order to overcome this downward
tendency great swiftness must DO used to got
pitching an up curve the ball Is held In the
same manner a. Tor. an out curve, The
a quick jerk AS the hand goes, downward
II should pass the knee and go az least foot
to tho front Of IL before the ball is released
OF the hand win be turned upward, and the
palm will be In such position that the pitcher
nearly horizontal and pointing directly aSey
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-03
Pure for the Price.

A little italian girl who was posing model a.
at her studio Fifth avenue that she had lust tafsn
bath
The child was asked How much did you pay for
your BATH
Ten cents" was the reply.
why, pay on. dollar aud half when 20 out to
take 4 bath, said the lady
Ny" exclaimed ths child, what clean wAtsr thsy
must give YOU"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-03

In explaining these CURVES Mr.. E. J. Pringle
says that the picture represents two kinds, an
in-curve and an out-curve. and there are two
start the ball in a direct line for the home base
and the curve will carry It to the left Of the
line for the batsnan and let the ball curve
over tho plate. The latter curve. however. Ia
not safe unless the pitcher has good COM
mand OF the ball. The in-curve is much the
best provided the pitcher is expert enough to
useit
The In curve and out-curve are probably the
easiest Of the pitchers curves. while the drop
ball and the rise ball are the hardest The
different curves now In use were discovered
by different persons, but all pitchers are now
perfect in them.
Arthur Cummings was undoubtedly the first
to discover the out-ourve when he pitched for
the Stars Of Brooklyn back in 1852. 1t was
strike out batsmen when he pleased. and he
also noticed the ball curve; but why. he did not
know himself; He praetised hard: and finally
the wrist and the way the ball was hold.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-03
Another Canal Failure.

shmusss are meeting with unexpected ditncutles 10
tlo execution OF their works, The direction Of the
uoIlnh anal which WAs enced In 1872 aud was
% have been openhd In ss has boon forced 70 obtain
from tue government OF Athens extension OF three
y-ArA which means large addition TO the Of con-
hrncu1n treat ulistakes made In the supposed
geological formation, instead OF sApd gravel that
could be eInAyaed by dredging rock has been found Ia
sahl ~, e ms ~ o,hs me emesnkmenis are -
lave 70 be executed skAESA have fallen 20 lsns sS
one'haf their coat price. 1--,..II. ;. 0.gi
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-03
The Stranger Approached him Awkwardiy

A good story Is told Of Kingston man who
has an ~ pednsnI 10 ne speech One day A.transer
so afflicted with suffering several wasH knowing
how sensitive Inc kingston man on the subject TO
play joks cent the stranger to the mans Office telling
him that the man suffered and wanted 10 get cured
Tbs stranger entered the once and after noddng 10
Oh man said.
" here by of your friends 70 curo you
OF 4lnttsEhR make a specially Of the business"
deg feei get oat o. ny my otofofea foyou lie
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-03
THROWING A pRoP-CuRvE.

The only" Nolan was probably the first
pitcher to use the down curve. and he met
with remarkable success In throwing down
for the in-curve. An underhand throw is gem
orally used for this curve. When the ball is
released the hand is held pointing directly to-
ward allowing the ball to roll of the tips Of
the fingers. This curve is to-day one Of the
most deceptive In use on account OF the incli-
nation Of the ball to drop anywhere but at the
right place.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-03
cts take 1t easy. Twon't

tnd Immediately sank down upon the grass
e u sS nsI rG% the loft
tis bare sole Of her shoe was visible. Tho
a w Ssf abs 70 ses BADLY
IN the operation. She also knew that It Is no
easy matter for q young woman to sit down
than the laws of propriety allow, and she
saw that her companion had sunk Into an
qndignified, although eomfoItable position
maintain her dignity and the correct position
Of her tournure. or. should she take the risk
Shs folded her ros sunshado held Il IN her right
hand, grasped her skirts at the back with the
ieit, swung them round TO the front, and with
sshe came to rest she nearly toppled over
S SnI she dug the handle Of her .snnsh .
With her left hand, and brought herself into
position; .Then she smoothed out her skirts.
put her hand round to the back, and patted the
.9p Of her tournure to soc II II had come down
OIL righ.. She he'd succeeded. ,,
o. o the crowd; Evidence OF the base ball mania
ss pGt ,a Lacking In many sPSt under r fSe
using the national gamo, using a handkerchief
md In their, throwing and the result was thatt
handkerchief on tho top OF his nose or q. pair OF
fiolled-up gloves on his shirt front. Nobody
loon any offence, however, mt such accidents.
and when little fellow In dresses made his
MY along tho crowded walk, drawing after
MIN by a long string tin turtle, men and
helped him to turn tho turtle from its back TO
~ leet. And when the child l0Osened the
sa,lhG oy which tho toy was hold and the con.
S sd spring undor the turtles back made Il
t nun across tho walk everybody got our OF It's
MY as 4 the child should hayeall possible en-
'oImnnt IN the toy On his holid -
N eilght sensation was made BY q policeman
cunning through the crowd. A little way 10
fnc out irving their best to got out Of tho way.
=; ne policeman gave up tho chase after min
~, ana the boys ran to several companions
n ,R under a tree. They were not frightened
Sa nie they threw themselves down upon the
wv @ha said; We was pulling M grass and
The Osceola times., 1887-07-09
Sight and Smoking.

Smokers will not believe what vet
eran tobacco dealer told me the othel
day, and that was that not one of then
could tell. by the sense of taste. unaideo
by that of sight, when cigar or pipe
ful of tobacco was drawing nicely OF
was entirely out. In other words. 5
smoker, by closing his eyes, could not
tell whether his cigar was lighted 81
was out. This fact, incredible at first
thought. he said was brought to his
immediate notice by watching a blind
man. who was a great smoker. smoke,
or at least attempt to smoke. his pipe.
The blind smoker never knew when
the pipe was lighted until he placed
his finger over the bowl and felt the
heat of the burning tobacco. Many
times he puffed away at the pipe. filed
of course, with tobacco, enjoying il
apparently as well as when emitting
puffs of smoke, although not the trace
of fire was to be found in the bowl
and not particle of smoke either en-
tered his mouth or was expelled there
from. If any one doubts the correct
ness of this assertion let him try t
light cigar or pipe while his eyes are
blindfolded. - Chicago Jourftuf.